One of the riches of Russia are forests. Consequently, it is also rich in derived material - wood. This is the most environmentally friendly and suitable material for the manufacture of any product. It has been widely used for many centuries and now, in the presence of many other types of raw materials, wood is firmly holding its position as a material loved by all. Wooden objects are always in fashion and are highly valued, because they are practical, durable, and with high-quality processing they look elegant and stylish. Therefore, when implementing a business idea, the production of any wood products for entrepreneurs will be in high demand for products and regular income.

Artistic wood carving is an aesthetic pleasure. And modern woodcarving technologies make this art accessible even to the fairer sex. With their help, the most capricious types of wood in processing become real masterpieces.

There are many options for translating a business idea into wood production:

• production of natural wood furniture;
• production of wooden doors, stairs, fences, gates, window frames, garden paths and other large items for home and summer cottages under the order;
• production of household items: mugs, plates, pushers, cutting boards, trempels, etc.;
• the creation of educational children's games and toys (almost all conveyor toys are made from industrial plastics containing impurities harmful to the child's body);
• creation of logical board games, puzzles for adults;
• production of souvenirs, gifts-jokes and other beautiful original products.

The most capital-intensive enterprises for the production of wood furniture, stairs and doors. There you can not do without expensive equipment for processing and artistic cutting of wood. Other types of business ideas for wood production will require cheaper, but good quality tools (from 3000-4000 rubles). In any case, each object, skillfully made of any kind of wood, has its own unique character and lively energy.

Stages of implementing a business idea

1. Registration of entrepreneurial activity. When opening a business, you always need to think globally, not limited to plans and development. Therefore, it is advisable to take on a large-scale business - for the production of furniture, doors, windows and other items necessary in every house, apartment, cottage. They are beautiful, elegant, bring warmth and comfort to the house.

Having decided to take up business seriously, it should be registered as a legal entity or an individual entrepreneur. Since the legislation gives equal rights and opportunities for doing business to a legal entity and an individual entrepreneur, and the tax and accounting of a legal entity is somewhat more complicated, it is more expedient to register your business as an individual entrepreneur and choose a simplified taxation system.

Before registering an IP, you should select the type of activity from the All-Russian Classifier of Economic Activities (it indicates all currently existing types of activities that can be carried out on the territory of the Russian Federation).

In the Federal Tax Service at the place of registration, you need to go through the procedure for state registration of an individual entrepreneur. You should have with you: a passport and a copy of a citizen of the Russian Federation, an application for state registration, an original and a copy of the Tax Registration Certificate, the original of the paid receipt for payment of the state duty (the receipt is issued by the tax service, you need to pay 800 rubles). A copy of the passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, TIN, and the application must be notarized. The cost of notary services is 500-1500 rubles.

With the entire package of documents in the tax office, you need to obtain a Certificate of tax registration and go through the procedure for registering an individual entrepreneur. At the same stage, you can write an application for the transition to a simplified taxation system.

In total, registration of an individual entrepreneur will cost about 5,000 rubles.

WARNING: citizens of the Russian Federation with limited legal capacity, civil servants, employees of municipal bodies, people without permanent registration in the territory of the Russian Federation cannot be individual entrepreneurs.

1. Finding a room. For starters, in order to save money, you can craft in a warm, dry garage or shed. In the absence of your own premises, you can rent it outside the city - again in order to reduce costs. Renting a room will cost from 5000 rubles.

After promotion, to create a solid business, you will need a spacious building, where workshops, warehouses for semi-finished and finished products, and an office for working with clients will be located.

To open a furniture and joinery business, it is necessary to obtain permission from the fire authorities, since fire inspectors pay special attention to such industries. No wonder: after all, everyone knows the excellent combustibility of wood. Therefore, it will be correct to fulfill the requirements of fire supervision. The cost of permission is from 6000 rubles.

1. Purchase of equipment. Of the essentials, you will need a circular saw, a milling machine, a jointer, an electric drill, a hammer, a mallet, needle files. The cost is about 85,000 rubles. After business development, you may need a grinding machine, drilling and grooving.
2. Purchase of raw materials. Wood is the main material in furniture production. The cost of 1m³ is from 5000 rubles.

You also need such consumables: sandpaper, brushes, glue, varnishes, paints. Expenses about 3000 per month.

1. Search for buyers. The woodworking business is creative and requires good taste and imagination in addition to craftsmanship. It is these components that will help to always maintain demand for products and create an excellent reputation. First, it is more profitable to produce products by order. In the future, you can sell products in the markets, in construction and furniture stores, at fairs, with the expansion of your business, you can open your own store.
2. Calculation of financial indicators. Having produced and sold 10 doors and 3 carved coffee tables in a month, 2.5 m³ of wood will be spent. The price of one finished product is 5000-7000 rubles. The proceeds from the sale will be about 90,000 rubles. profit - 50,000-70,000 rubles.

Thus, the net profit (after taxes) for one year of operation of this business will be 0.5-0.7 million rubles, and the payback period for capital investments will be 3-4 months.

The twin brothers left the modeling business and launched the production of accessories, most of which are exported.

IT tools used in the TwinsWood project

• AutoCAD
• Wordpress
• CorelDRAW

The twin brothers Alexander and Alexey Twins are well-known personalities in Yekaterinburg. Models, fashion bloggers, fashion party goers, media people. In 2013, they abruptly changed their field of activity - they sold their blogs and launched the production of original wood accessories. And now they produce wooden bow ties, watches, cufflinks, wallets, etc.

Alexander and Alexey Twins, twin brothers, entrepreneurs from Yekaterinburg, founders of the wooden accessories brand . Previously, the brothers worked in the modeling business. Accessories and decorative elements under the TwinsWood brand have been produced since 2013, up to 60% of sales are carried out abroad - to Europe, the USA, Australia, China, Canada. In June 2016, the Twins brothers launched a crowdfunding project on the platform - with the amount of 130 thousand rubles requested for the production of wooden watches, they managed to raise 578 thousand.

Instead of a clothing brand - bow ties

My brother and I have been together all our lives, even going to Yekaterinburg from Siberia went together. Our business is built in such a way that one cannot be without the other. Usually I have an idea, and my brother brings it to mind, calculates, corrects, develops schemes.

In 2013, when we started doing all this, wooden accessories were still a curiosity in Russia. Bow ties were our first products. Once upon a time, we saw similar butterflies in Europe. Discussed - beautiful, cool, we would wear such. And when they chose a niche for business, they remembered this idea. At first they wanted to launch their own clothing brand, but in the end they decided to focus on wooden butterflies, since it was both interesting and the niche was relatively free at that time.

We received the seed capital for launching TwinsWood by selling our fashion blogs. About 100 thousand rubles were spent on hand tools. And about 300 thousand more were required for more serious machines.

At first we did not know anything about the tree. Where to take it? How to process? Then one of the acquaintances made a blank, someone threw wood. As a result, we made the first batch of butterflies, and gave away almost all of them to friends.

People took it with interest. Someone began to place orders after seeing such an accessory from friends. Someone saw the photo on the Internet. And at some point it turned into a serious production.

Increased sales volumes. Then the corporate segment was added. By the end of the first year of work, we had the first orders of 200-300 pieces. Then a well-known brand bought 600 products at once. One hotel in the Crimea equipped the staff of 400 people in our butterflies. Therefore, now I understand that even a volume of 1000 units will not scare us.

Today we have a fully equipped workshop - there are traditional machine tools, and all kinds of robots, lasers and 3D printers. On the latter, for example, we make inserts.

Main clients are men

In Europe, there is an interesting tradition when the groom should give original gifts to his friends who came to the wedding. These are our accessories that foreigners fell in love with - they often order 10-12 butterflies or watches with engraving just for a wedding.

By the way, we initially decided that our sales should be solid. That is, we deliberately did not launch any sales through Vkontakte, Facebook or WhatsApp. Until we had both Russian and English websites ready, we didn't even run ads.

The website is our main sales tool. A significant number of search queries for the phrase "wooden butterfly" lead to us. This is a serious work done by my brother, he is well versed in promotion technologies.

Now 60% of our products are exported abroad. Most of the clients are men. By country - most often our accessories are bought from America, Australia, Canada. Now we have begun to cooperate with one serious European resource, by the New Year we are waiting for a response from Italy, Germany, and France.

By the middle of the second year, we expanded the range of our products, we had cufflinks, wallets, watches. They even began to produce wooden accessories for decorating weddings.

We select the material for our products very carefully. Not every tree suits us. For example, a watch can be subjected to external influences - it was unsuccessfully placed, hit somewhere, etc. Therefore, we prefer African varieties. They absorb moisture, but after the wood is dried, it becomes very dense and strong.

We tried different breeds and settled on a few "top" for each category. The best are padauk, zebrano, rosewood. Of those that grow in Russia, we use oak and beech. True, the oak is Canadian, and the beech is Chinese. In Russia, we even had problems with wood. By the way, the same oak is more expensive than an African tree. And it's harder to get it.

Despite the fact that we mainly use imported materials, I cannot say that the dollar exchange rate has had a bad effect on us. The volumes that we buy are already quite large, respectively, suppliers give good discounts. We even allowed ourselves to lower the price without losing income. After all, we sell more than half of our products abroad, and if earlier $50 was about 1,500 rubles, now it is more than 3,000 rubles.

Butterfly in 10 minutes

Despite the fact that we have a lot of equipment, part of our woodworking is manual work. The same butterfly needs to be processed with sandpaper so that it is smooth and pleasant to the touch.

A bow tie can be made quite quickly - within 10-15 minutes. But this is in the presence of blanks. Our managers immediately call the client back and specify the terms. Since there are quite a lot of orders, we do it within two to three days.

We do not have large stocks of finished products in stock. To keep more than 100 models constantly - there will not be enough space on the shelves. Therefore, it is easier to work according to a different model: an order has come - we do it right away.

Our team is 10-12 people. Not much, but most of our processes are automated. Production is divided into "dusty" and "clean" shops. In the latter, watches are assembled and management works. We made soundproofing so that the operation of the machines of the “dusty” shop would not interfere with the “clean” shop.

This year we already have more than four thousand sales. I think by the end of the year we can reach 10,000. We expect a sharp increase in orders for the New Year and Christmas. Last year they worked in three shifts - at first they ordered from abroad, at the end of December Russia joined. We think it will be the same at the end of 2016.

We recently successfully ran a crowdfunding campaign on the platform, raising money to launch a wooden clock. They applied for 130 thousand rubles, but in the end they collected 578 thousand. In the near future we will apply for their certification, and we will actively develop this area.

We also need to actively work on the corporate segment, this area will be a priority for us. Soon we will go to a specialized exhibition, we will communicate with the management of foreign companies. Private orders, of course, will also remain.

We still have room to move, we have a lot of ideas. For example, we plan to introduce wooden glasses. Now let's work on the topic of watches, and let's start with points, this will be one of our tasks for the next year.

Sometimes money lies right under our feet, you just need to see it in time and properly master it. That's what smart entrepreneurs do. As an example, let's take work with wood and waste from its processing - sawdust. In this article we will tell you what can be made from wood and sawdust

What can be made from wood - business ideas

Wood of various species is widespread in all regions of Russia, with the exception of certain arid places or areas with unfavorable climatic conditions. But even where the tree is not mined, it can be processed.

That is why the wood business is quite developed in Russia. Below we consider the most relevant areas of production activity for small businesses and micro-enterprises.

It’s worth mentioning right away that a tree means not only an array, but also board materials (plywood, OSB, chipboard, etc.).

Production of furniture from chipboard

This is probably the most popular implementation of wood business ideas. If you want to go on sale in large retail chains, furniture stores, etc., you will have to significantly invest in equipment, but there should be no problems with trained personnel (the complexity of the work is not high).

Minimum required equipment (taking into account the available overall premises for processing, storage of materials / finished products):

1. Sawing machine - from 500,000 rubles (used without sheet feeding, two people are required for maintenance).
2. Edge bander (edge ​​banding machine) - about 200,000 rubles. (these are manual models without automatic part feed, only for straight edges).
3. Dust removal system (chip for sawdust) - about 70,000 rubles.

At first, with small volumes of orders and simple parts, the additive can be done manually with a drill, saw blades can be sharpened for a fee in the appropriate workshops.

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Subsequently, you may need a CNC machine (for making additives for hinges, fasteners, etc.), a computer with a licensed operating system and a program for cutting planning (minimizes the consumption of materials and personnel actions), a printer (for printing order forms) and more auxiliary equipment.

On the market, you can find profitable integrated solutions for equipping sawmills, for example, used machines left after their replacement with more modern and technologically advanced ones.

The requirements for the quality of the saw and the capabilities of the equipment are formed by the intended audience (budget furniture and storage equipment made of chipboard do not imply high accuracy and complexity of cuts, etc.).

Production of garden furniture

When using ready-made sawing material (beams, boards, etc.), you can refuse formatting machines. Edge equipment for the array is also not needed. Thus, you can save a lot on starting equipment.

For such a business with a tree (array), the following tool will be enough to start:

1. Circular saw (from 2000 rubles).
2. Drill / screwdriver (from 1200 rubles).
3. Planer (from 1300 rubles).
4. Belt sander (from 2000 rubles).
5. Consumables, fasteners.

Of course, you need a spacious room and good workbenches (the latter can be made from solid wood with your own hands). If the furniture will be treated with paint or protective compounds, it is best to purchase an airbrush and a compressor to speed up the process.

The rate in the implementation should be made on the retail buyer. The more original the appearance of tables, benches, awnings, etc., the higher the demand.

Production of souvenirs and handicrafts from wood

Due to the small size of the product (which implies minimal costs of raw materials) with a fairly high selling price (in terms of the ratio of the finished product to the cost of the materials used and the time it takes to make the craft), you can find the right balance of costs and profits even with a small sales volume.

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At the initial stage, the entire assortment can be made by hand, and when increasing the volume of supplies, gradually hire staff and bring production to a stream.

Given the initial investment, this is the most realistic business idea with a minimum start-up capital. The main problem is the sale of goods. To get a stable demand, you need to analyze the market for the need for one or another type of crafts. You can bet on the possibility of distance selling (for example, via the Internet) if the market for souvenirs is poorly developed in your city / region.

The initial set of tools depends on the type of product, but with the right approach, you can fit into 20-30 thousand rubles.

Here is just a small list of ideas for souvenirs and crafts:

1. Signs for baths/saunas
2. Matryoshkas
3. Wooden utensils, cutlery
4. photo frames
5. Charms, talismans, decorative figurines
6. Combs, hairpins, beads
7. Seat mats
8. Original pens, pencils
9. Chests, boxes, knapsacks, caskets, etc.
10. Cases for smartphones, tablets
11. garden paths
12. Children's toys, blocks

What can be made from sawdust - business ideas

If you have access to large companies engaged in wood processing, it makes sense to think about the sale of waste from their production - sawdust. What's great about wood is that even waste can be used to make different kinds of products. We will consider various sawdust business ideas below.

Production of fuel from sawdust (briquettes, granules, pellets)

To start a business, you only need the appropriate production equipment, sawdust and premises.

The granulation press will cost about 150 thousand rubles. (for example, MZLP 200, SKJ2, MP-5, etc.) or higher (individual high-performance ready-made lines reach a price of 3 million rubles or more).

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It will be easier to establish sales when interacting with sellers of solid fuel boilers for long burning. With small volumes of supplies, only local sales are possible without sending fuel to other regions, so the idea is not profitable in the locality where solid fuel boilers are not used.

Production of sawdust blocks

Alternative building materials are increasingly in demand. Blocks made of concrete and sawdust are environmentally friendly, have low thermal conductivity, withstand heavy loads.

The production of such blocks in large volumes (for sale through chains of hardware stores, etc.) requires serious production capacities, which implies a large start-up capital for launching a production line (from half a million rubles).

As part of a private production (for local sale in the local construction market), you can start with the purchase of a concrete mixer, a vibratory compactor and several dozen molds for pouring blocks. All this will cost about 50,000 rubles.

The estimated cost of the final block should not exceed the cost of other block building materials of the same volume available on the market (for example, gas silicate, polystyrene concrete, etc.).

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To start such a business, almost no investments are required, except for consumables for labels, packaging and advertising. Provided that the initial quality of sawdust suits you (by fraction).

* Calculations use average data for Russia

Starting investments:

from 200 000 ₽

Required area:

Today, carpentry workshops are becoming a rarity, so before starting your own business in this direction, you should seriously think about what products you can offer the market.

A carpentry workshop is a business that can become not only your hobby or means of earning money, but also a vocation. The very thing that brings both material and spiritual satisfaction, at the same time pleasing the soul and pocket. But for such a happy combination, you will have to try very, very hard. In this article, we will not talk about creating a large carpentry shop, but will limit ourselves to topical tips for opening a small workshop at home “for one” with the prospect of turning self-employment into something more.

Pros and cons of carpentry as a business

The first thing to start with in the carpentry business is the presence of hands and the desire to create something with these hands. People who are going to open a carpentry workshop, and even more so, make money on it, should focus on improving skills. But before seriously embarking on the issues of arranging the premises and equipping it with equipment, you need to understand at least in general terms the current situation on the market. Approaching carpentry as a business differs from approaching it as a hobby in three ways. This is a rational and deeply thought-out approach to the choice of specialization, the quality of work and methods of promotion.

The first thing to start with is the question of what exactly you will produce. Wood is a material with an endless number of uses. To get started, look at what small carpentry shops specialize in today, that is, your future competitors, and how they are doing.

Regarding the choice of assortment, carpentry workshops usually have two options: broad specialization or narrow specialization. In the first case, the emphasis is on quantity (more customers, more assortment, more choice), in the second - on quality (narrow assortment, high quality performance, narrow audience). In other words, if you learn how to create many different products with wood, you will be able to offer them to more people, and by focusing on one or two products, it will be easier for you to improve your skills and create exclusive products.

What goods can carpentry workshops produce:

doors/windows. The most obvious solution for a carpentry shop is to create doors and window units that everyone needs and earn extra money by installing them. The problem is that doors and windows have long been actively “stamped” by large manufacturers, and the market today is very saturated. In most cases, it is useless to compete with carpentry factories. The price for these products will still be cheaper, and it has become difficult to surprise the customer with anything.






stairs. Stairs give more space for creative thought. Unlike doors and windows, a carpentry workshop that specializes in stairs has the opportunity to offer original sizes, unusual shapes, unusual species, and a unique execution in general. However, there are already many companies on the market that create stairs and have achieved a high level of skill in their business, and it will be very difficult to catch up with them from scratch.




Furniture. With furniture, the situation is about the same as with the first two categories. Now on the market there is a huge amount of furniture for every taste and budget. Thanks to such hypermarkets as Castorama, Leroy Merlin, Ikea, furniture is becoming more and more affordable and mass-produced. However, even the variety that is on the market leaves many opportunities for creating an exclusive range that is not found in stores. A small workshop can rely on the original range, offering tables, chairs, chests of drawers, cabinets, armchairs and more from expensive types of wood and with an unusual design.






Small goods. This is a wide category of goods, which is united by one quality - the size. Here we mean souvenirs, and all kinds of gift kitchen sets with cutting boards, spatulas and rolling pins, and frames with baguettes, and board games, wooden toys (you can see unusual ideas for wooden toys) and so on. If, say, in jewelry, size does not matter, then in carpentry everything is different. Even for an author's wooden product made from expensive wood, you will not get a lot of income, since the price of 1500-2000 rubles will seem excessively high to the buyer. An ordinary consumer will always have an alternative in the form of a plastic product at a price 5-10 times cheaper. Connoisseurs of original art will always have to be mined with great difficulty. Therefore, before you decide to manufacture wooden toys, pipes, salt shakers, ashtrays, cutting or gingerbread boards and other things, think about whether you can regularly produce and sell at least 50 of these small products in order to receive at least 50 thousand for them. .rubles Or is it better to make one chest of drawers in the same time and sell it for the same money?

How best to position your products today

The second question, which is also better to think about in advance, is the question of the unique selling proposition and the question of quality. To make your products different from what the mass market offers, first of all pay attention to the material. First, what kind of tree will it be? What colors and consumables will you use? What will be the design of your products?

*according to Yandex Wordstat as of 09/12/2018

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If we talk about the furniture segment, then according to search queries, the most popular wood for it is pine. In popularity, it is almost five times ahead of oak. At the same time, experienced carpenters and carpenters advise not to be deceived by pine. First, well-dried pine is hard to find. The properties of this wood are such that it is difficult to paint well, leaves a lot of dirt on the tools, and as a result, leads to costs.

*according to Yandex Wordstat as of 09/11/2018.

Secondly, products from the most popular wood have a price corresponding to their mass character. Let's say teak furniture will cost several times more than pine furniture. That is, by choosing an unusual material, you can significantly increase the profitable component, which is included in the price of the finished product.

One way or another, the quality of your furniture products will depend on the components. You can work along the path of maximizing cost reduction by purchasing cheap components from China, or give preference to more expensive but reliable suppliers of accessories. Austrian, German and Italian manufacturers of accessories that have representative offices in Russia and actively promote their products are considered to be recognized leaders in the quality of fittings.

Representatives of the carpentry business are increasingly becoming supporters of the fact that today handmade products need to be positioned expensively. The situation on the market has changed diametrically. If earlier everything that was produced by carpenters was bought with hands and feet, and there was a constant demand for carpentry work, now, in order to survive, work for quality, not quantity. As in many other areas of business, today's carpenters are increasingly required to master sales and marketing.

*according to Google Trends

The peculiarity of the carpentry business is that no one will tell you exactly what price should be charged for a table, chair or bedside table, because there are no average prices in the carpentry business. The modern approach is as follows: you count the cost of the spent material, paints, varnishes and components, and then multiply the received several times. And exactly how much depends on how expensive the master positions himself and on the level of his skill. As a rule, a mark-up of 100% does not justify itself, today a much higher price can and should be charged for manual labor.

What kind of space is needed for a carpentry shop

Let's return to more traditional questions related directly to the opening of the workshop. To accommodate a small carpentry workshop, a room of 50-60 square meters is best suited. meters. The rent of such premises will cost about 20 thousand rubles per month.

Average rent for renting industrial premises in Russia, RUB*

*according to the analysis of Avito ads on 09/12/2018

Of course, not everyone can afford to rent, especially at the start. Therefore, most often carpentry workshops are opened at home, using sheds, garages or basements for these purposes.

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When choosing an area, first of all, you need to consider the length of the room. If you are engaged in the manufacture of door and window frames, then the length of the room should not be less than four meters. Inside the workshop should be warm and dry, because wood is afraid of moisture. When furnishing the room, do not forget that you need even floors, as the machines must be stable.

For uninterrupted operation, it is desirable to supply the workshop room with three-phase electricity. In the event that the workshop room is built of wood, the wiring must be laid in wires or corrugated pipes, and sockets and equipment must be grounded.

If the workshop is located close to housing, take care of the soundproofing of the walls and doors. It is desirable that the windows face the direction where there are no residential buildings. It is also necessary to comply with fire safety requirements. The inner lining of carpentry is usually treated with flame retardants, which prevent fire. It is advisable to have a powder fire extinguisher in the building, or at least a bucket of sand in case of ignition of electrical appliances.

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Many workshops do not pay much attention to ventilation. However, without an influx of fresh air into the workshop, you are doomed to the constant inhalation of wood dust. And this threatens with certain health problems, which you can easily find out from the Internet.

What equipment is needed for a carpentry shop

The issue of equipment is one of the most difficult in planning a carpentry workshop. It should be borne in mind that there is no universal and generally accepted list for a carpentry workshop. The choice of equipment depends on a large number of variables: on what exactly is produced in the workshop, on the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe room, production volumes, the experience of the master, and so on.

Therefore, you only have the desire to create wooden products, say your own furniture, and you only have experience in making simple products that do not require any special tools (tables, simple shelves, stools, etc.). In this case, you should not start with the purchase of serious units and machines, the purpose of which you do not yet have a clear idea, but with the purchase of the most basic set. Conventionally, it can be divided into four groups.

The minimum basic set of tools that will allow you to create simple furniture

If you don’t spend money on buying a workbench, but assemble it manually, then 30-40 thousand rubles will be enough to buy such a set. With a wider range of screwdrivers and electric jigsaws, of course, you can’t do it anymore, the list will expand significantly, and it will take at least 200 thousand rubles to equip the workshop, with the purchase of a good milling machine - more than 300 thousand rubles.

An approximate list of equipment for a small carpentry shop

Here are some guidelines for purchasing and using equipment that carpentry shop owners advise you to follow:

The price of equipment should correspond to the level of development of your business. Many inexperienced craftsmen are tempted to spend money on overpriced equipment that doesn't match their level of development and needs, and doesn't offer any significant speed/quality benefits. It must be remembered that expensive equipment of elite brands is always less liquid than cheap and “folk” ones. It is also more expensive to maintain and harder to sell. Therefore, for starters, it is better to get by with the most proven devices. For example, if your products do not have a large length, the so-called molding, it makes little sense to necessarily purchase a milling machine for 100 thousand rubles or more. To begin with, it is better to get by with a manual router, which can do almost the same thing, but will cost several times cheaper.

Strive for equipment versatility. You should not unnecessarily fork out for those types of equipment that can be replaced or that will stand idle for no reason. For example, spending money on a plunge-cut saw with a guide bar when there are cheaper and more versatile circular tables. Even if you need to open the sheet, it is easier and faster to use the services of companies that own panel saws, which can open the sheet at a low price and with higher quality.

Acquire new equipment gradually or with large orders. The smartest thing to think about is purchasing new equipment as you grow in skill and after large orders. The rest of the time, you should try to gradually set aside a small share of the profits for depreciation costs, and from them to purchase new machines.

Observe the principles of priority when arranging equipment. If drilling and turning machines are placed near the workbench, then the grinders are placed at some distance from the workplace. In addition, a good craftsman should always have everything at hand, so the workbench usually has cabinets, racks and hanging shelves.

Don't forget about safety. No matter how safe and familiar the work process may seem, have a first aid kit nearby with a first aid kit. Also use safety goggles and thick clothing. Work with buttoned sleeves, if the hair is long, hide it in a headdress.

Don't make a fuss. When arranging the premises, keep in mind the purchase of new machines in the future. Ideally, the free space should be twice the space for the machines. Lack of space can disrupt the process. The work plane must be approached from several sides. Also, do not turn the room into a warehouse: the tree should go into circulation, and not wallow in the corners.

Do I need to hire workers in the carpentry shop

At the initial stage, while the volumes are small, it is easier and faster for the master to act alone. However, this does not mean that no hired force will ever come in handy for you. Joiners usually require assistants for rough work or apprentices. They may carry planks, planer, remove shavings and debris, or perform other simple duties. The labor force is usually teenagers who are looking for a part-time job in the summer or youth.

It is worth noting that carpenters with experience are usually in no hurry to grow a full-fledged replacement for themselves. And their fears are understandable: there is a great risk of growing a competitor out of a student who can win over customers. Therefore, often the case is limited to auxiliary workers with contractual wages.

Please note that the average salary of a carpenter in Russia at the time of writing is about 38 thousand rubles, in Moscow and St. Petersburg - about 54.5 thousand rubles. Therefore, if you are sure that the net income will not differ much from these figures, think again about the advisability of opening your own workshop. Today the word "business" is very popular, but with such low turnover, working for hire will have much more advantages compared to independent sailing. In this case, it is wiser to continue to engage in the production of wooden products in the format of a part-time job and a hobby, gradually gaining experience and a client base.

The average level of salaries for the professions “carpenter/carpenter”, “assistant carpenter/carpenter”, rub.

*according to announcements on the Avito website on 09/12/2018

If you have the idea to open a carpentry workshop, but at the same time you are not going to work in it yourself, then the chances of finding a free carpenter who will work for you are close to zero. All masters with experience, as a rule, are attached and have a good income, and masters of “worse and cheaper” often abuse alcohol or have experience of staying in places not so remote and, let’s say, lost to society. In this case, it will be easier and more rational for you to place your orders with existing workshops and pay for their work, and then sell the finished product.

Ways to sell and promote joinery products

It is no secret that the traditional formats of carpentry workshops in terms of sales today are a clear loser. As a rule, they are located on the outskirts of cities and in industrial zones, where no one sees their activities, and the owners who managed to find some kind of permanent clientele do not always care about promotion and modern ways of communicating with the audience.

In the meantime, no matter what horrors and economic crises frighten us from all sides through the media, the number of the target audience, which can bring good income to carpentry workshops, is gradually growing. Pay attention to the pace of suburban construction, the emergence of new cottage settlements, people who are interested in buying garden furniture and quality wooden products for the home. These people want to equip their homes with maximum comfort and make them unique at the same time. Therefore, it is good if your workshop is located in front of the target audience and imprinted in her memory. It should not just be convenient to get to the workshop, people should see what you are doing. A good location will help in the development and achievement of the word of mouth effect. According to the experience of the masters, a person who visits the workshop live almost 100% becomes its client.

Ideally, the workshop owner should try to cast as many "rods" as possible into all channels that can increase sales.

Ways to reach clients:

If some methods of reaching customers are rather passive (for example, publishing ads) and require one-time efforts (creating a business card website), then others, for example, social networks, will require constant maintenance and time. Therefore, it will be good if you get an assistant who will control these issues. Expensive items for promotion can also be exhibition samples for presentations and exhibitions, custom photos of finished products, printouts of consumable promotional products, such as business cards.

furniture repair business

The payback period for the business of providing standard services (furniture repair and upholstery change) is from two months with minimal investment (from 10 thousand rubles).

If you are going to start your small handmade business by creating your own “shop” on Sharovar and other specialized trading resources, it will not be superfluous to conduct a preliminary analysis of the market and preferences of the consumer audience.

First of all, let's clarify one point - those author's works that "make a cash register" in stationary stores, at fairs or ethno-festivals, on the Internet will not enjoy the same success at all. Sales in the real world and in the virtual are fundamentally different.

In order for you to draw specific conclusions and determine the goods most in demand among buyers who are firmly entangled in the World Wide Web, we will use the data of the largest online auction eBay.

TOP 10

1. PICTURES. It's no secret that the masterpieces of contemporary art have gone far from the examples of classical painting. Abstract and urban works are in the highest demand today. Landscapes and portraits are significantly inferior in popularity to geometric figures, bright and blurry spots, paintings, devoid of any common sense at first glance. Nevertheless, it is customary today to decorate with such works of art both the interiors of private houses and the walls in offices around the world. Draw your own conclusions, gentlemen - you are more likely to sell a canvas on which you have splashed several buckets of paint in different shades than a charming watercolor landscape.

2. KNITTED THINGS.

The following knitted items are clearly in the lead in the “knitted” category: sweaters and vests, hats, snoods, socks and mittens, bags, blankets and bedspreads. The fantasy of the craftsmen knows no bounds - knitting needles, a hook, their own hands - anything can be used as tools. And the abundance of yarn with a variety of textures and effects makes it possible to implement tasks of any level of complexity.

3. HANDMADE CHILDREN'S TOYS. The list of options is huge, and we won’t even try to list them, because with a huge gap in popularity, products made from natural, environmentally friendly materials come out ahead. This trend has no competitors yet. So, at the top of the ranking we have wooden toys, soft dolls and animals, as well as Christmas tree decorations.

4. WOMEN'S BAGS, which we have already mentioned in the second position of the rating, will occupy a separate niche. Keep in mind - this is not at all about fakes and imitations of branded goods. Modern fashionistas are primarily interested in exclusive. Uniqueness with a big, huge letter "U". Do you want to quickly and profitably sell handmade goods? Work with original materials - canvas, leather, and so on, without neglecting the most unexpected decor.

4. INTERIOR DECOR ITEMS. “If only you knew from what rubbish…” these lines involuntarily come to mind when we look at the unique design work in the photo. It seems that the main task today is to make the interior not only beautiful, stylish or harmonious, but simply unique. And this is quite enough. So before throwing some old trash in the trash, take a close look at it, maybe inspiration will visit you and you will create a very valuable piece of decor from the remains of a prehistoric bicycle.

5. VASES, POTS, CUTLERY. Pottery is simply bound to flourish - the demand for souvenirs, all kinds of jars for cereals, spices and other containers that can be used to decorate the kitchen and dining room is great enough so that your exclusive works do not “get dusty” on virtual showcases.

6. COLLECTIBLE DOLLS AND SOLDIERS for table war games. So to say - toys for adult girls and boys. The child remains to live forever in each of us, so you will not lose if you bet on the manufacture and sale of toys. Although, for example, purely ethnic dolls are sold much worse, keep in mind.

7. COSTUME JEWELRY. Jewelry is a truly inexhaustible source for inspiration and inflow of a stream of money into your wallet. The range of jewelry is immense, and the demand is consistently high. Find your niche and you won't know grief.

9. DESIGNER CLOTHES. Your exclusive work with name tags can command the highest, almost unbelievably high prices that rival those of the world's most famous designers. But such clothes should be truly original, original, unique, memorable, impressive, recognizable, certainly of high quality, made with unsurpassed craftsmanship, and so on. Are you sure that you can match all these epithets? Then forward to the machine!

10. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, in particular guitars. Craftsmen from Latin America, Australia and Spain can easily make a small fortune selling their own guitars. If you have discovered the gift of Antonio Stradivari in yourself, and achieve the purest sound from the musical instruments of your work, be sure that they will talk about you in the very near future, and you will not have to wait long for profit.

Well, where - you ask me - where are our relatives, Vyshyvanka, infinitely dear to our hearts?! Why are they not in the ranking, although they should have taken their rightful first place?

Don't worry, and don't be intimidated either, if you've mastered other items that aren't listed on eBay. Focusing on the world top 10, do not forget about the national traditions that shape the preferences of buyers in our country. After all, you are selling not just goods, not just material things, but something much more - a particle of your soul and personality, a certain component of happiness, home comfort, warmth and love. So every real Master will always meet his grateful customers.

Success to you in all your endeavors!